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Century Foundation Fellow Comments on For-Profit Colleges Applying for Nonprofit Status

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08/12/2016

... Applying for Nonprofit Status The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by a Utah-based ... The decision means the Center for Excellence in Higher Education , which operates four colleges in...

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New York City Wants To Know: How Effective Is Its Training For Pre-K Teachers?

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09/12/2017

... that quality keeps up with access. About three years into Mayor Bill de Blasio’s signature education policy achievement, the education department and New York University are partnering ...

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Newman's Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives

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10/01/2019

... that are focused on fresh food access and nutrition education . The funding will support nutrition programs all ... helping nonprofits address various needs such as nutrition education , healthy diets, food...

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Food Systems

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Proactive Support Pays Off: The American Art Renewal Fund

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04/11/2012

... the application pool was limited to a pre-selected group of 93 art museums, all prior grantees with successful ... and the District of Columbia, with annual budgets ranging from $500,000 to $65 million—the...

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The Rockefeller Foundation Commits to Making Healthy and Sustainable Foods More Accessible Around the World

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03/24/2022

... 1 USD billion commitment to an inclusive, green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and as an anchor partner of the ... health, the environment, and the livelihoods of people working in food supply chains. Our...

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01 Feb 2018

Supporting Local Organizations: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Foundations - Webinar

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1:00pm to 2:00pm

Join PSFG and the Human Rights Funders Network for a funders -only discussion on the challenges to ... please come prepared to share! Designed for All interested funders . Registration Registration...

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Surdna Foundation Commits $100 Million to Impact Investing

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02/06/2017

... in BOC leveraged an additional $2.8 million in capital from Goldman Sachs's 10,000 Small Businesses program. ... to provide loans to minority and women owned contractors working on public and private...

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Mellon Foundation Launches New Initiative to Support 1,500 Artists and Small Arts Organizations as COVID-19 Crisis Continues

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08/27/2020

... organizations in the form of Crisis Relief Grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 each, and provide financial and ... vulnerable to the financial impact of the pandemic. “ From the inception of the...

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What’s Strategy Got to Do With It?

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08/27/2013

TCC Group Director of Philanthropy Chris Cardona analyzes a ... admire Schambra’s courage in giving this speech to this group of people... What’s Strategy Got to Do With It? ...

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Opinion: Nonprofits Have a Big Stake in Overtime-Rules Debate

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09/05/2017

Nonprofits generally express moral support for fair employment standards while they often face what’s become known as "operational anxiety" as they try to figure out how to pay for rising costs that for-profit businesses and governments can more...

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“El Negro Bembón”: Puerto Rico’s Invisibility Crisis Before and After Hurricane Maria

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11/01/2017

... and compassionate. Yet, it can also allow us to look away from the U.S. relationship—that is a relic of ... community look at the devastation, I urge us not to fall into the faux philanthropy trap. We know...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Century Foundation Report Illustrates How Segregation in U.S. Starts with Preschool

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04/30/2015

The report was released by the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Bloomberg-Funded Study: Industry Initiatives to Prevent Drinking & Driving Lack Scientific Evidence of Effectiveness

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02/22/2016

... Effectiveness The majority of the alcohol industry’s actions around the world to reduce drinking and driving ...

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Rockefeller Foundation Spearheads Resilience Strategy in Colorado

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04/29/2016

The resilience strategy is a new approach to city planning spearheaded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Michael Berkowitz, who heads up the 100 Resilient Cities Project, said there are opportunities to leverage dollars spent on climate action plans to...

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Head of Aetna Foundation Approaches Health Care as a Social Problem

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02/16/2017

... room. Dr. Graham, 42, is now putting that lesson into action as president of the Aetna Foundation. Last year ...

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More Mayors in Rockefeller’s100 Resilient Cities Initiative Are Appointing Chief Resilience Officers

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07/28/2017

Three years ago, just four cities affiliated with 100 Resilient Cities employed a "chief resilience officer." As of late July, there were officially 79 within the initiative’s namesake cohort.

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Editorial: States Dare to Think Big on Climate Change

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08/28/2017

The one bright spot amid the generally gloomy news about climate change, and the Trump administration’s resistance to doing anything about it, is the determination of a number of state governments to take action on their own.

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Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality

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08/29/2017

... Equality Day. In honor of this day, here are three other actions women can continue to take beyond voting that help ...

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Trump's DACA Decision Could Strip Thousands In New York Of Medicaid Coverage

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09/06/2017

The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance, a consequence unique to New York that could focus the debate in Albany when the...

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